公开(公告)号：US20240012082A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18449180

申请日：2023-08-14

Applicant: Nextracker LLC

Inventor： Jérôme ARLIAUD ,  Adrien CRUCIFIX ,  Philippe Blanc

IPC: G01S3/786 ,  H02S20/32 ,  G05D3/10 ,  F24S50/20 ,  H02S50/00 ,  H02S40/20 ,  H02S20/10

CPC classification number: G01S3/7861 ,  H02S20/32 ,  G05D3/105 ,  F24S50/20 ,  H02S50/00 ,  H02S40/20 ,  H02S20/10 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  F24S2201/00

Abstract: A method for controlling the orientation of a single-axis solar tracker orientable about an axis of rotation, said method repetitively completing successive control phases, where each control phase implements the following successive steps:



a) observing the cloud coverage above the solar tracker;
b) comparing the observed cloud coverage with cloud coverage models stored in a database, each cloud coverage model being associated to an orientation setpoint value of the solar tracker;
c) matching the observed cloud coverage with a cloud coverage model;
d) servo-controlling the orientation of the solar tracker by applying the orientation setpoint value associated to said cloud coverage model retained during step c).